Jeff Helminiak

Oilers get rolling with doubleheader sweep

Oilers get rolling with doubleheader sweep

Friday, after the Peninsula Oilers had lost a third straight game to the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks, head coach Kyle Brown said he needed someone to… Continue reading

Oilers get rolling with doubleheader sweep
Twins drop league, win nonleague contest in Wasilla

Twins drop league, win nonleague contest in Wasilla

The American Legion Twins lost the league contest and won the nonleague contest Saturday at Wasilla. The Twins are 1-2 in the league and 2-4… Continue reading

Twins drop league, win nonleague contest in Wasilla
Thursday: Oilers fall again to Chinooks

Thursday: Oilers fall again to Chinooks

For a second straight night, the Peninsula Oilers struggled to find home plate as they lost 4-1 Thursday to the Chugiak/Eagle River Chinooks at Coral… Continue reading

Thursday: Oilers fall again to Chinooks
Oilers come up empty in home opener

Oilers come up empty in home opener

The bats stayed silent until the end Wednesday night at Coral Seymour Memorial Park as the Peninsula Oilers fell 6-3 in their home opener to… Continue reading

Oilers come up empty in home opener
Oilers preview: Team looks to continuity, familiarity for success

Oilers preview: Team looks to continuity, familiarity for success

The Peninsula Oilers will look to continuity and familiarity to breed success as they chase their first Alaska Baseball League title since 2011. Kyle Brown… Continue reading

Oilers preview: Team looks to continuity, familiarity for success
Area track athletes complete season at Brian Young Invitational

Area track athletes complete season at Brian Young Invitational

Area track and field athletes completed their season at the Brian Young Invitational on Friday and Saturday at West Anchorage High School. Galen Brantley III… Continue reading

Area track athletes complete season at Brian Young Invitational
Rodeo is all about family

Rodeo is all about family

First major event of season kicks off at Soldotna Rodeo Grounds

Rodeo is all about family
Day at the beach

Day at the beach

Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride connects people to place

Day at the beach
Homer takes 3rd-straight NLC tourney crown

Homer takes 3rd-straight NLC tourney crown

The Homer softball team won a third straight Northern Lights Conference title in convincing fashion Saturday at the Soldotna Little League fields. The Mariners topped… Continue reading

Homer takes 3rd-straight NLC tourney crown
Allie Ostrander, a Boise State redshirt junior and 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday, May 24, 2019, in the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, California. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

Ostrander returns to national championship in 3,000-meter steeplechase, 5K; Theisen finishes 2nd in Division II steeplechase; McCormick collects more All-American honors

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, qualified for the national championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in… Continue reading

Allie Ostrander, a Boise State redshirt junior and 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday, May 24, 2019, in the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, California. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)
Kenai girls win Division II state track title

Kenai girls win Division II state track title

The Kenai Central girls won the Division II state track title Saturday at Palmer High School. “We finished first at regions, and we knew after… Continue reading

Kenai girls win Division II state track title
Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer see seasons end

Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer see seasons end

The Homer, Kenai Central and Soldotna baseball teams came up short of a state berth at the Southcentral Conference tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday at… Continue reading

Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer see seasons end
Southcentral Conference baseball: Area teams must come back through 2nd-place bracket

Southcentral Conference baseball: Area teams must come back through 2nd-place bracket

Kenai Peninsula baseball teams will have to come back through the second-place bracket if they want to earn state berths at the Southcentral Conference baseball… Continue reading

Southcentral Conference baseball: Area teams must come back through 2nd-place bracket
Tsalteshi to hold cleanup day Saturday

Tsalteshi to hold cleanup day Saturday

Tsalteshi Trails will hold a trail cleanup day Saturday. Those interested can meet at the wax shack at the Skyview trail head at 11 a.m.… Continue reading

Tsalteshi to hold cleanup day Saturday
NLC softball tourney: Homer looks to hold off challengers

NLC softball tourney: Homer looks to hold off challengers

Now in its third edition, the Northern Lights Conference tournament was created to increase the level of competition in the conference and sharpen the two… Continue reading

NLC softball tourney: Homer looks to hold off challengers
Homer’s Phinny Weston (right) and Kenai’s Travis Verkuilen battle for the ball during the championship boys soccer game of the Peninsula Conference Tournament on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners won 1-0. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

State soccer tourney preview: Familiarity with foes means little

The five Kenai Peninsula teams that qualified for the Division II state soccer tournament, which will be played today through Saturday in Anchorage, have opponents… Continue reading

Homer’s Phinny Weston (right) and Kenai’s Travis Verkuilen battle for the ball during the championship boys soccer game of the Peninsula Conference Tournament on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners won 1-0. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Results posted for Exit Glacier Race

Results posted for Exit Glacier Race

The 37th annual Exit Glacier Race was held Saturday in Seward on Exit Glacier Road. Winners included Amanda Scott in 35 minutes, 33 seconds in… Continue reading

Results posted for Exit Glacier Race
Area results posted for massive Gold Nugget Triathlon

Area results posted for massive Gold Nugget Triathlon

A handful of Kenai Peninsula athletes traveled north Sunday to compete in the Gold Nugget Triathlon in Anchorage, which features a 500-yard swim, 12-mile bike… Continue reading

Area results posted for massive Gold Nugget Triathlon
Homer’s Paige Jones (center) passes off the ball to teammate Zoe Stonorov (No. 18) under pressure from Kenai’s Olivia Brewer during the semifinal game of the Peninsula Conference Soccer Tournament on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Kenai girls soccer earns at-large bid to state; Nikiski boys not selected

The Kenai Central girls soccer team earned an at-large berth to the Division II state soccer tournament, which will be in Anchorage on Thursday through… Continue reading

Homer’s Paige Jones (center) passes off the ball to teammate Zoe Stonorov (No. 18) under pressure from Kenai’s Olivia Brewer during the semifinal game of the Peninsula Conference Soccer Tournament on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Homer’s Paige Jones saves a penalty kick from Soldotna during the girls championship game of the Peninsula Conference Soccer Tournament on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

SoHi girls, Homer boys win conference soccer titles

For the very first time, the Homer boys soccer team won a conference tournament championship, topping Kenai Central on Saturday on the turf at Homer… Continue reading

Homer’s Paige Jones saves a penalty kick from Soldotna during the girls championship game of the Peninsula Conference Soccer Tournament on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)